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Oman
Index
Size: About 212,000 square kilometers, although
estimates vary.
Topography: Mostly desert; 15 percent land
mountainous.
Four major regions: Musandam Peninsula, Al Batinah coastal
plain,
Oman interior, and Dhofar region.
Climate: Hot and dry, except for Dhofar, which
has
light monsoons.
Boundaries: Yemen and Saudi Arabia demarcated
borders
with Oman in 1992.
Data as of January 1993
Formal Name: Sultanate of Oman.
Short Form: Oman.
Term for Citizens: Omani(s); adjectival form,
Omani.
Capital: Muscat.
GEOGRAPHY
Size: About 212,000 square kilometers, although
estimates vary.
Topography: Mostly desert; 15 percent land
mountainous.
Four major regions: Musandam Peninsula, Al Batinah coastal
plain,
Oman interior, and Dhofar region.
Climate: Hot and dry, except for Dhofar, which
has
light monsoons.
Boundaries: Yemen and Saudi Arabia demarcated
borders
with Oman in 1992.
Data as of January 1993
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